Jack Allard, former Bates All-American battling COVID-19, moves closer to experimental treatment

The 25-year-old Bates College graduate has been cleared to receive an experimental drug but remains in a coma and on a ventilator.

Coronavirus case confirmed at Bates College

Bates College to close its campus and send students home

Bates was the last NESCAC college to yield to the coronavirus.

Fake flyers at Bates showed ‘blatant disregard’ for efforts to inform community of COVID-19 dangers

College officials decried the hoax and urged students, faculty and staff to ignore the flyers, which carried a forged signature of Bates' president.

Bates College breaks record for Fulbright award winners

The top Fulbright producer among liberal arts college for two of the past three years, Bates' 24 honorees this year are the most any college of its type has ever had.

Insight: When Clarence Darrow came to Maine

A philosophical debate in Portland over the nature of God and man made Page 1 news back in 1927.

Bates College to host Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance on Jan. 19, 20

The free events include workshops, community discussions and exhibitions centered around race, bias and prejudice.

Maine Voices: I’m a Falmouth senior, and I’m not ‘limiting myself’ by considering USM

Just the opposite – being granted in-state tuition and not having to live on campus mean that I'd graduate debt-free.

Bates teacher, students make scientific breakthrough in treating diseases

A Bates College assistant professor and his students have created a new molecule that could change the way we treat some of humanity's most dreaded diseases.

Elizabeth Strout explains that writing means ‘making a mess’

Maine-born author Elizabeth Strout spoke at Bates about her new book, "Olive, Again."